Reshma Akhter was found alive almost three weeks after the Rana Plaza collapsed in Dhaka one year ago today.

Images of Reshma emerging alive were a rare bright spot in a devastating accident which saw 1,138 workers die.

It led many to question labour laws across the world as clothes made there were sold in popular high street chains.

Reshma’s monthly salary was 4,700 taka, the equivalent of £35 for working long, hard hours.

Reshma is now happily married and has a new job working in a hotel.

She said: “My husband and I first met several years ago as we had been neighbours in Savar. We came to know each other well.”

MIRACLE: Reshma being rescued from the factory [EPA]

There have been some significant developments.

The owner of the illegally constructed Rana Plaza building is behind bars, pending an investigation, but there has been no word on when he will be put on trial.

The owners of the five factories operating inside the building also have been detained.

Authorities have appointed more factory inspectors, plan to appoint more, and say they aim to ensure that no new factories are built without following proper safety regulations. But problems remain.

According to Human Rights Watch, the international companies that sourced garments from five factories operating in the Rana Plaza building are not contributing enough to the trust fund set up to support survivors and the families of those who died. Reshna has not received a penny from the compensation fund.

She said: “The owner and his associates are the main culprits because of them the workers were forced to stay inside the cracked building. They are responsible for so many deaths. “People lost their loved ones and many are still unaccounted for. I want them to be punished soon.

“The factory managers abused the workers and they are not safe in the work place.”

SHOCKING: The owners of the factory have taken much of the blame [AFP/GETTY]

TRUST: Many victims still haven't received any compensation [AFP/GETTY]

Thousands of Bangladeshis were toiling inside the Rana Plaza in Savar, the centre of the country's $20 billion garment industry, when it happened.

A violent jolt shook the floors around 9 a.m. Then the eight-story building gave a deafening groan, the pillars gave way and the entire structure went down in a heap with terrifying speed.

Investigators say a host of factors contributed to its collapse: It was overloaded with machines and generators, constructed on swampy land, and the owner added floors in violation of the original building plan.

A spokesman for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the country must protect the lucrative garment industry.

"Bangladesh is working hard to improve conditions," the spokesman, Mahbubul Hoque Shakil said.

"All must keep in mind that if this important sector faces any setback from any negative propaganda, millions of families of the workers will be the main victims."